Genworth Financial announced today that it has named Robert R. “Bob” Scott to its Reverse Mortgage leadership team. He will join Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc. as its Executive Wholesale and Correspondent Lending Sales Leader and will accelerate the expansion of both channels.
Scott brings over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry developing strong distribution teams for various companies. Prior to joining Genworth, Scott spent the last six years at Financial Freedom where he built and led one of the most successful reverse mortgage teams in the industry with a growth record exceeding 60% year-over-year.
“I have a lot of admiration and respect for the way in which Bob Scott was able to grow the reverse mortgage wholesale industry over the past several years,“ said Pete Engelken, president of Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc.
“As the market for reverse mortgages begins to mature, I am confident that Genworth is in the best position to innovate across its product lines to deliver superior products to seniors and best in class broker services,” added Engelken.